Responsible for supervising the Water Section, Estate Development Section, Cattle section & Admin section for Harare South Farms as per instructions, requirements & SOPs
Key Result Areas
Key Result Area 1:
Responsible for all the activities in the Water Section, Estate Development Section, Cattle section & Admin section for Harare South Farms
Major Activities required in achieving desired output:
- Meets with Manager Harare South Farms daily to discuss daily activities in line with yearly/monthly/daily plan
- Meets with Cattle Foreman, Farm Clerk, Farm Plumber & Farm Tractor Drivers daily to coordinate daily tasks
- Conducts spot checks daily to ensure that all agreed tasks are performed according to plan
- Responsible for fertilization, liming & weed control of pastures
- Communicates any water issues immediately with all IZIM sections
- HODs & Superior Prepares all farms requisitions and submits to Superior for authorization & signature
- Communicates approved operational issues with IZIM stakeholders
- Updates work-in-progress to superior daily
- Ensures all sections production targets are met
- Conducts water chlorination test check on an adhoc basis
- Physically check the dam water level monthly
- Monitors all water equipment & infrastructure to ensure good working order and organises repairs with relevant staff
- Conducts bird proofing checks randomly
- Ensures all admin records are up-to-date and filed correctly
- Monitors fuel tanks & pumps randomly and ensures that fuel records are accurate and sent to Vehicle Workshops
- Prepares petrol requisitions and submits to Superior for authorization & signature to ensure fuel levels are above replenishment level
- Participates in monthly stocktakes with IDOC Accountant Liaises with IZIM sections HODs with all IZIM requirements
- Reconciles fuel, water, milk, transport charges with all relevant IZIM sections, submits reconciliation to Superior for authorization and then to IZIM section
- Receives GRVs & sends to IDOC Accountant Acts as Farm Manager when Superior is on leave Extent of Discretion; Incumbent liaises with Manager Harare South Farms
Key Result Area 2:
Responsible for supervising the farms labour
Major Activities required in achieving desired output:
- Conducts specific training with all new staff on QA standards & general training with existing staff when needed
- Conducts spot checks to ensure staff attendance is recorded correctly Monitors all HR related issues with Farm Manager
- Coordinates housing allocation on the Harare South farms, gets approval & sign off from Superior & submits to IDOC Accountant
- Monitors villages population to ensure that the correct occupants are present
- Ensures that housing occupation tallies with housing records
- Conducts disciplinary action with farm labour when needed
- Physically conducts house checks and records any anomalies on housing occupation form
- Ensures that the notice board is update regularly Extent of Discretion;
- Incumbent liaises with Superior
Key Result Area 3:
Responsible for the maintenance & repairs on Harare South Farms as instructed or when needed
Major Activities required in achieving desired output:
- Monitors & supervises the maintenance of the water plant
- Randomly checks that all equipment registers are up-to-date & that each piece of equipment is signed for by the user
- Physically checks the appearance of the farms regularly & instructs relevant staff to repair or fix when necessary
- Physically checks the condition of the wildlife to ensure optimal condition